Yield To Entering Vehicles

Maybe the 24-year-old driver was too high on Hyrocodone to be aware that a tractor-trailer was entering I-40 in front of him, or maybe he simply refused to yield the right of way as required by the Tennessee Rules of the Road. No matter what the reason, he rear-ended the tractor-trailer and died because of it.

In most driving situations, you slow down or stop before you enter a busy road, but when entering an interstate, you do the opposite. You must use the merging or acceleration lane to speed up and merge with fast-moving traffic already on the interstate.

Good judgment and good timing are necessary to merge smoothly with fast-moving traffic. Upon entering the interstate on-ramp, stay to the right and increase your speed in the acceleration lane/entrance ramp. Use the ramp to reach interstate speed so you can merge smoothly into the travel lane when the way is clear.

Be sure to give the proper left turn signal to indicate your need to enter the traffic lane. Drivers already on the interstate should, for their own safety, make allowance for vehicles attempting to enter. It is your responsibility to yield the right-of-way to other cars on the interstate.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee interstate highway automobile accident contact the experienced Nashville auto accident lawyers at Phillip Miller & Associates for a free evaluation of your case. Call 615-356-2000.

In most driving situations, you slow down or stop before you enter a busy road, but when entering an interstate, you do the opposite. You must use the merging or acceleration lane to speed up and merge with fast-moving traffic already on the interstate.

Good judgment and good timing are necessary to merge smoothly with fast-moving traffic. Upon entering the interstate on-ramp, stay to the right and increase your speed in the acceleration lane/entrance ramp. Use the ramp to reach interstate speed so you can merge smoothly into the travel lane when the way is clear.

Be sure to give the proper left turn signal to indicate your need to enter the traffic lane. Drivers already on the interstate should, for their own safety, make allowance for vehicles attempting to enter. It is your responsibility to yield the right-of-way to other cars on the interstate. As an experienced Nashville personal injury lawyer, I warn against trying this if you have consumed alcohol.

Reference a fatal Nashville one-car accident on an entry ramp along I-65 from Dickerson Pike this past weekend. A local teacher was heading home about 12:30 AM, and as she entered the on ramp she lost control and slammed into a wall and left the road and ended up in a wooded area. Investigating officials suggested that alcohol may well have been a factor in the collision.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident caused by a driver under the influence of alcohol or drugs, you owe it to your self to contact the experienced Nashville personal injury lawyers at Phillip Miller & Associates

Interstate Fatality

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According to police investigators from Cleveland Tennessee six vehicle were involved in an early morning crash in the North bound lanes of I-75. The crash started when a logging truck enter the interstate highway at exit 20 when it was rear-ended by a Hyundai.  Luckily, no one died during the collision but seven people were transported to local hospitals for treatment for their injuries.

In most driving situations, you slow down or stop before you enter a busy road, but when entering an interstate, you do the opposite. You must use the merging or acceleration lane to speed up and merge with fast-moving traffic already on the interstate. Good judgment and good timing are necessary to merge smoothly with fast-moving traffic.

Yield To Oncoming Traffic

Upon entering the interstate on-ramp, stay to the right and increase your speed in the acceleration lane/entrance ramp. Use the ramp to reach interstate speed so you can merge smoothly into the travel lane when the way is clear. Be sure to give the proper left turn signal to indicate your need to enter the traffic lane. Drivers already on the interstate should, for their own safety, make allowance for vehicles attempting to enter. It is your responsibility to yield the right-of-way to other cars on the interstate. Vehicles already on the interstate should switch lanes and yield to the incoming traffic. Before making the switch use your turn signal.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident caused by a negligent driver, contact eh experienced Nashville auto accident attorneys at Phillip Miller & Associates and find out about your rights and remedies.

Entering An Interstate

In my capacity as a Nashville automobile accident attorney I have become a keen observer of driver attitudes, especially on Nashville area Interstate highways. Today as I was driving to a meeting across town I observed a driver who was smoking and talking on his cell phone, and from my point of view, doing something else on the front seat while entering I-40 who did everything wrong and but for some “on their toes” drivers he would have caused a multi-car collision. After calming down from the near miss I had just witnessed I knew exactly what the topic of my evening blog would be. Entering an Interstate.

In most driving situations, you slow down or stop before you enter a busy road, but when entering an interstate, you do the opposite.  You must use the merging or acceleration lane to speed up and merge with fast-moving traffic already on the interstate. Good judgment and good timing are necessary to merge smoothly with fast-moving traffic.  Upon entering the interstate on-ramp, stay to the right and increase your speed in the acceleration lane/entrance ramp.  Use the ramp to reach interstate speed so you can merge smoothly into the travel lane when the way is clear.  Be sure to give the proper left turn signal to indicate your need to enter the traffic lane.  Drivers already on the interstate should, for their own safety, make allowance for vehicles attempting to enter.  It is your responsibility to yield the right-of-way to other cars on the interstate.

Unnecessary stopping on interstate on-ramps causes many rear-end collisions and also obstructs the even flow of traffic. Do not drive to the end of the ramp and stop, or you will not have enough room to get up to the speed of the interstate traffic.  Drivers behind you will not expect you to stop.  If they are watching the traffic on the main road for space to merge, you could easily be hit from the rear.  If you have to wait for space to enter an interstate, slow down on the ramp so that you will still have some room to speed up before you have to merge.  Heavy traffic conditions sometimes create a slowdown at an entrance ramp.  Unless it is absolutely unavoidable, it is best to keep your vehicle moving at least at some slow pace.

Remember please, you are piloting a 3000 lb deadly weapon at a reasonably high rate of speed when you make this maneuver, put down the cell phone, the coffee and put on your eye makeup when you arrive at your destination.

If you or a loved one is injured or killed by a negligent driver entering a Nashville Interstate highway contact the experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney’s at Phillip Miller & Associates and take advantage of a free consultation to learn about your rights and remedies.